https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276358 An accused's right to default bail accrues on expiry of the statutory investigation period under Section 167(2) CrPC, but it becomes enforceable only if the accused applies for bail and offers to furnish bail before the charge-sheet is filed. Once that application is made, the court must decide it promptly by checking whether the statutory period has expired, whether a charge-sheet has been filed, and whether any valid extension is pending. The court cannot postpone the application so that the prosecution may file the charge-sheet in the meantime; later filing of the charge-sheet does not defeat the accrued right. The accused was therefore entitled to default bail. en-us Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:57:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276358 An accused's right to default bail accrues on expiry of the statutory investigation period under Section 167(2) CrPC, but it becomes enforceable only if the accused applies for bail and offers to furnish bail before the charge-sheet is filed. Once that application is made, the court must decide it promptly by checking whether the statutory period has expired, whether a charge-sheet has been filed, and whether any valid extension is pending. The court cannot postpone the application so that the prosecution may file the charge-sheet in the meantime; later filing of the charge-sheet does not defeat the accrued right. The accused was therefore entitled to default bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276358